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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Apr 23

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

544 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 485▼ 1,157 vs year ago 1,701 · −68.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

163 head

▼ 223 vs last sale 386▲ 88 vs year ago 75 · +117.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

288 head

▲ 125 vs last sale 163▲ 148 vs year ago 140 · +105.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. A couple consignments of replacement quality heifers were seen this week. Demand was mostly good for these offerings. CME positions pushed higher again today following last weeks cattle on feed and in anticipation of tomorrows cold storage reports. Market activity was mostly moderate to active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly moderate to good, however demand for slaughter cows was mostly lighter this week as packers pushed to buy cows mostly to feed. Breaking slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend, boning cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, lean cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand for feeding cows was good today as several private feeders and packer buyers both pushed to own offerings. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower, as fewer buyers were actively participating in buying bulls. Weigh up conditions were mixed today with both empty and full offerings noticed. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand for these offerings was good to very good. Demand for 3-4 year old cows was very good this week as several larger consignments of one iron home-raised cows of this age was seen. Most of these offerings were wet bagged cows which lost calves this week. Most of these offerings were purchased to rebreed this week. Young cow quality was mostly average to very attractive this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.62/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −128.30 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$285.62

74 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$17.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.82

vs MT average

+15.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	296.35	1,663	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	285.00	1,547	47
Medium 1	527	279.00	1,470	15thin

One grade step is worth $17.35/cwt here — about $192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

285.62

—

MT average3 barns · 663 hd

291.45

−5.82

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

+15.43

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−128.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $468.13, low $357.36, median $413.93 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,676	137.71	2,309	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	135.00	2,214	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,361	131.19	1,785	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,167	118.37	1,382	34

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,411	$2,500	4thin

Every lot

57 lots · USDA AMS · Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,156	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	418	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,413	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	338.00/cwt	336.00–339.00	1,507	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	367.07/cwt	341.00–370.00	1,674	113
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	321.45/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,700	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	333.69/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,785	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,855	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,876	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	224.91/cwt	224.50–227.00	1,966	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,017	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	335.16/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,143	28
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,228	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	308.13/cwt	302.50–314.00	1,294	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,299	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,443	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	296.84/cwt	287.00–303.00	1,428	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	527	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,470	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	286.02/cwt	281.00–289.50	1,547	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	296.35/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,663	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,520	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	277.63/cwt	277.00–284.00	1,685	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	646	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,783	61
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,493	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,704	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	792	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,980	49
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	212.87/cwt	212.00–215.50	1,752	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,795	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	175	231.00/head	231.00–231.00	231	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,601	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,669	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,175	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,674	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,306	121.72/cwt	113.00–130.00	1,590	7
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,365	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	121.23/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,816	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	141.72/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,494	12
Bulls	—	—	1,951	150.47/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,936	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	762	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,100	117.38/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,291	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	109.74/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,239	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	85.21/cwt	84.00–86.50	965	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,219	126.61/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,543	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,607	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,293	140.89/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,822	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,340	131.81/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,766	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	120.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,658	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,388	125.31/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,739	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	131.52/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,898	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,471	135.22/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,989	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,214	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,411	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	191.70/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,543	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,003	185.43/cwt	165.00–204.00	1,860	112
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	173.98/cwt	130.00–202.00	1,797	122
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	130.39/cwt	119.00–157.50	1,351	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	133.60/cwt	122.00–141.00	1,487	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,059	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,552	4

This sale against other markets

Montana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Montana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Montana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT

Tue Apr 23, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 544Last week 485Year ago 1,701

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 386Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 288Last week 163Year ago 140

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
113	450–500	456	341.00–370.00	367.07
13	500–550	535	330.00–334.00	333.69
3	650–700	660	281.00	281.00
3	700–750	708	265.00	265.00
6	850–900	874	224.50–227.00	224.91
7	900–950	919	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	360.00	360.00
6	400–450	446	336.00–339.00	338.00
4	500–550	529	320.00–326.00	321.45
4	550–600	575	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	300–350	341	325.00–342.50	335.16
3	350–400	375	327.50	327.50
11	400–450	420	302.50–314.00	308.13
16	450–500	481	287.00–303.00	296.84
45	500–550	541	281.00–289.50	286.02
2	550–600	580	262.00	262.00
3	650–700	652	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	451	320.00	320.00
12	550–600	561	294.00–298.00	296.35
22	600–650	607	277.00–284.00	277.63
8	650–700	654	260.50	260.50
4	800–850	823	212.00–215.50	212.87
4	850–900	859	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
61	600–650	646	276.00	276.00
49	750–800	792	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	445	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	527	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	150–200	175	231.00	231.00
3	600–650	607	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	269.00	269.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,498	116.00–129.00	121.23
12	—	1,951	147.00–157.00	150.47
12	—	1,760	135.00–145.00	141.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,175	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,306	113.00–130.00	121.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,471	135.00–136.00	135.22
3	—	1,372	115.00–125.00	120.84
3	—	1,443	128.00–136.00	131.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,340	129.00–137.00	131.81
6	—	1,388	123.00–127.00	125.31
2	—	1,293	140.00–142.00	140.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	84.00–86.50	85.21
4	—	1,129	104.00–119.00	109.74
2	—	1,265	125.00–129.00	127.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,219	121.00–132.00	126.61
9	—	1,100	114.00–121.00	117.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,411	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	122	—	1,033	130.00–202.00	173.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,113	122.00–141.00	133.60
(<2 yrs)	Open	112	—	1,003	165.00–204.00	185.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,036	119.00–157.50	130.39
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	185.00–199.00	191.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,059	241.00	241.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.